Join us this Sunday
June 10, 2018
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10:30 am Morning Servi
ce:
Let Be What Is.
In this last of a series of sermons on spiritual practice, and as we near the end of this transition year, we’ll consider the possibility of being okay with whatever is, of not pushing ourselves or fighting life.
—Rev. Peggy Meeker
9:15 am Drop-In Discussion:
Good Character
. David Brooks, in
The Road to Character
, discussed the nature of character as illustrated in the lives of great individuals, including Dorothy Day, General George Marshall, A. Phillip Randolph, and Johnny Unitas. Lewis Ward-Baker will lead a discussion of character, based on the ideas in Brooks’ book.
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Annual Meeting:
The annual business meeting of the First Universalist Society will be held today
immediately following the service. All members are encouraged to attend. Friends are welcome. Agenda items include approval of the 2018-2019 budget and elections for key positions.
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GRCC Faith In Action Celebration
Come honor Tom Ruganis and Rev. Peggy Meeker at the GRCC (Greater Rochester Community of Churches) banquet, Tuesday, June 5th at 5:30 pm at the Burgundy Basin Inn. Tom and Rev. Meeker are being recognized for their many contributions to the First Universalist Church. They will be honored along with others from various faith groups in our community. Let's fill a table in support of them. Tickets are $40, see Becky Elwell for more information.
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Diversity Workshop
Building Capacity for Authentic Diversity
is an opportunity to learn about practices that can fundamentally change how we interact across cultural differences. The workshop, to be held Saturday, June 9th, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the UU Congregation of Binghamton, will be led by the Reverends Evin Carvill Ziemer, UUA Congregational Life Staff, and Darcey Laine, minister at the UU Church of Athens and Sheshequin. For more information, go to
https://www.uua.org/central-east/events/region/building-authentic-diversity-ny-18
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Annual Church Picnic
Sunday, June 17th
will be the annual picnic starting around 1 pm. The picnic will be held at the Long House Shelter in Seneca Park.
Maps
are posted on the bulletin board. Bring a dish to pass, something to grill, and your drinks. Please make a sign, for your dish to pass, with the ingredients for people with food sensitivities. The shelter and restrooms are handicap accessible. Questions contact Karl Abbott via
office@uuroc.org
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Book Group
The selection for June will be the book
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe. This book is a classic narrative about Africa's encounter with Europe as it establishes a presence on the continent. Please join us June 24th at 12 noon upstairs in the Chalice Room for a lively discussion! You do not have to have read the book; your insights will be gratefully received and shared. Hope to see you then. Also for those of you that wish to get a head start, July's selection will be
Behold the Dreamers
by Imbole Mbue.
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RAIHN* Week and Training
During RAIHN Week, July 8-15, we will turn our church into a home for temporarily homeless families by converting our classrooms into bedrooms, cooking meals, staying overnight, and providing other help. To join our volunteer team, sign up in the lounge after church on Sunday, or contact Chris DeGolyer, via office@uuroc.org.
If you haven't trained yet, this training is for you: Tuesday, June 12, 6:30-8:30 pm at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 4115 Dewey Ave., Rochester. Also, if you'd like to learn more before volunteering, ask about "shadowing" experienced volunteers.
*Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network: Keeping Families Together, Bringing Families Home
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MUSIC AT FIRST UNIVERSALIST:
A special thanks goes to Lisa Gwinner, Chair of the Music Committee, for coordinating—on very short notice!—the music for these last four Sundays of the regular church year (May 27th through June 17th). We are blessed with a wonderful music program. If you have any questions, concerns, or thanks, please let Lisa know.
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CALLING ALL MUSICIANS!
Our summer services will be starting on June 24th, and music for those services is provided by volunteer musicians. Could you be one of them? Even if you have just one piece you’ve always wanted to try to perform, we’ll make a time and place for you to do it, whatever your voice or instrument. Please contact the summer music coordinator, Ann Rhody, via
office@uuroc.org
for more information.
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THE HARVESTING JUSTICE SOCIAL JUSTICE CIRCLE:
We urge you to express your outrage for the children who are being separated from their parents at the border, as the parents apply for asylum. Leave a message at
202-401-9246
, the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
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SAVE THE DATE FOR PRIDE!
The Annual Pride Parade will be
Saturday, July 21st from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Walk behind the First Universalist banner, expressing our moral conviction of support to our LGBTQ friends.
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OPPORTUNITY TO ADD NATURAL BEAUTY TO THE SANCTUARY:
We have enjoyed having regularly added fresh or dried flowers in the vases on the ledges above the pulpit platform for some years. Lyle Jenks is now releasing this "mini ministry" to others who feel so led. On weeks when no one brings branches or flowers, the "Bristoleaf" vases from the Wizard of Clay, given in honor of Joyce and Richard Gilbert, can stand alone as a lovely enhancement of our worship space.
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ORGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY:
Nathan Laube, co-chair of the OHS 2018 Convention and assistant professor of organ at the Eastman School of Music, along with graduate student Margaret-Mary Owens, will orchestrate the presentation of the Hope Jones OHS Citation Award in conjunction with the July 2018 convention. Watch for details.
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CHURCH LIBRARY & BOOKSTORE SUMMER HOURS & LAST DAY FOR BOOKS:
This Sunday will be the last chance to borrow or buy books during the current church year. The church library and bookstore will be closed most Sundays from June 17th through August 26th but will open July 15th and August 19th. We will resume our regular weekly schedule again starting on September 2nd.
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SUMMER READING:
The FIAC recommends
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir,
by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele, now available for borrowing in the church library.
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o submit an item for "This Week at First Universalist," e-mail
office@uuroc.org
no later than Wednesday at noon.
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Staff:
The Reverend Peggy Meeker
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Minister
Rev. Michelle Yates
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Minister of Life Span Faith Development
Director of Music
Andrea Lewis
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Office Administrator / Editor
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Office Hours:
Tuesday - Friday
9 :00 am- 3:45 pm (closed Mondays)
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